KB186526 - Terminal Server Commands: KILL

SUMMARY

KILL is a utility from the Windows NT Server Resource Kit. It terminates a process.

Syntax

kill [processID] [/server:servername] [/v] [/?]

kill [pattern] [/server:servername] [/id:logonid] [/a] [/v] [/?]

Parameters

processID

Identifies a process.

pattern

Identifies a pattern.

/server:servername

Specifies the Terminal Server containing the process to be terminated. Otherwise, the current Terminal Server is used.

/id: logonid

Specifies a session on the Terminal Server containing the process to be terminated.

/a (all)

Specifies all sessions on the Terminal Server.

/v (verbose)

Displays information about the actions being performed.

/? (help)

Displays the syntax for the command and information about the command's options.

Security Restrictions

You can use kill only to terminate processes belonging to you, unless you have security classification to terminate processes belonging to other users. Administrators have full access to all kill functions.

KILL -- Additional Notes

If no process ID is specified, kill displays an error message. When all processes running in a session terminate, the session also terminates.

KILL -- Examples

To kill process 8, type:

kill 8